Sesame Noodles

Happy Tuesday Readers,

I decided to post this recipe because its so simple and delicious, its a good weekday dish, you can even add protein and its still a one pot meal.  I first made these noodles for a dinner party about a year ago and they were a hit.  I made them with shrimp as a sort of shrimp lo mein and everyone loved it.  

You'll Need:

1 (16 ounce) package linguine

6 cloves garlic, minced

6 Tablespoons sugar

6 Tablespoons rice vinegar

6 Tablespoons safflower oil

6 Tablespoons soy sauce

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

2 teaspoons chili Sauce

6 scallions, slices

1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted

I usually use regular linguine, but I had this poor tri-colored veggie flavored pasta punishing in my pantry and was tired of looking at it.  I don't recommend this pasta for a dish like this because its meant to have strong sesame and soy flavors, but this pasta actually tastes really sweet and changes the whole dynamic.  

You can use the same pot to boil the pasta, make the sauce, and even cook chicken or shrimp if you want to add that as well, and it goes pretty quickly.

While the pasta is draining simply mix the other ingredients together in the sauce pan and let simmer.  If you are adding protein you can brown it off before adding the sauce ingredients as the sauce really requires no actual cooking, also adding broccoli, carrots, or snow peas is also really yummy.

Once the sauce ingredients are all blended just add your pasta, and scallions and toasted sesame seeds if you'd like and enjoy.

You can't really tell with this pasta but the noodles should be dark in color once coated in the sauce, and that's not crushed pepper, its the pepper from the chili sauce.

Almost lunch time, gotta go, TTYS